In a survey of small businesses in the UK, research found that nearly two-thirds of the small businesses questioned said they planned to increase their spending on IT this year.
38% said they were planning to increase their use of IT contractors over the next two years, compared to 18% who said they intend to hire [...]
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Techmarketview recently surveyed a selection large and small IT firms that rely on government contracts to ask them how they think the government spending cuts will affect them.
The UK software and IT industry relies on the public sector for nearly a third of its £33bn in revenues. But existing government contracts are being scrapped or [...]
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A recent survey conducted by independent IT management consultancy specialist Xanthus has revealed that an increasing number of IT professionals believe there is a skills shortage in the IT sector.
Almost 50% of chief information officers in the UK feel performance is being negatively affected by a lack of important IT skills. This shortage could be [...]
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The month of June saw a surge in demand for highly skilled IT contractors. The month saw the sharpest upturn in demand so far this year.
Powerchex, which issued the figures, said that total contract offers to IT freelancers leapt by a staggering 320% in the four weeks from May, and by 340% against June 2009.
“Fears [...]
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Hewlett-Packard, the multinational information technology corporation, have announced they are slashing 934 permanent roles from its 16,500-strong UK workforce. However, they have chosen to retain almost 2,000 temporary staff and contractors.
The technology giant announced the cull as part of the company’s plans to cut 9,000 jobs worldwide and further job losses should be expected.
Although good [...]
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A survey of IT workers including contractors currently working within the finance sector have stated that they plan to look for a new position within the next year, according to Hays. Two thirds told the agency that they would start looking in the next three months, with pay being their strongest motivation.
“Many professionals feel as [...]
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There is a wealth of highly skilled engineers in the UK looking for work and the PCG have highlighted that these talented engineers could be best suited to contract roles for engineering firms across the country.
Whilst a lot of engineers recognise the benefits of working as a contractor, engineering firms themselves still seem hesitant to [...]
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2009 was a tough year for the UK economy and even more so with contractors across many industries. Contractors in IT seemed to be one of the hardest hit with contracts being terminated early as well as their daily or hourly rates being slashed.
A survey in 2009 highlighted that a quarter of IT departments said [...]
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Tech research firm Gartner recently released figures which suggested that IT spend would increase this year, with 43% of the senior decision makers they spoke to saying that their IT spend would rise. This signals opportunities for contractors looking for work in the IT sector.
Banking, software and telecoms look like being hot sectors for the [...]
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In the next year, the financial services sector is expected to start hiring again which has led many IT contractors to the conclusion that this will have the effect of stimulating demand for IT contractors. Team leaders at investment banks were forced to let contractors go following the collapse of Lehman Brothers’ but these same [...]
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